Whatever elevated mood i had last week disappeared today with the arrival of cold weather. I tolerated it well, even found it refreshing, but i dozed in the morning, a sign of the return to mild depression. I sat out with my dog after her afternoon walk and tried to be mindful of nature, with success. I walked slower and shorter distances today and don't feel so destroyed. I was cheered up by jokes i found online this evening.

"Just because i'm trash doesn't mean i can't achieve great things. After all, it's a garbage can, not a garbage cannot!"

"Not to brag or anything, but i haven't had a mood swing in, like, seven minutes!"

"Do mood swings and running away from my problems count as exercise?"

"I'm proud to say i never make the same mistakes twice. I make them many more times, just to be sure!"